Dhamma on Air #6 Audio: Mara the Evil One




Guided Buddhist Meditations show

Summary: Video of this audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko7RBI71rQs Dhamma Questions answered: Question 1: There are 31 worlds in this universe, according to Buddha’s teachings, are there other universes as well? Is there such a thing as Multiverse? Question 2: Who are the 4 guardian gods, and what/who do they guard? Question 3: Is there an individual or a person called Māra/King of Death or Is he the defiled thoughts of Humans' Minds (Stinking Thinking)? Question 4: “The continuity of Dukkha relies on Kamma”. Does that mean we have to clear away all our Kamma (negative and positive) before we attain Nibbāna? Question 5: The Buddha talks about the highest form of giving to adorn and decorate the mind. In what sense and how are we to adorn and decorate the mind? Question 6: DN2 Wrong livelihood for Recluses: What was the Buddha's view on: Astrology, horoscopes, wearing of talismans, various rituals to avoid bad or evil influences of the planets on a person's life? Question 7: How long time does the mind exist for? Does mind come into existence at the start of a new universal cycle? On Mara, The Evil One, Death, The Temptor, Satan, Namuci: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/What_is_Mara.htm http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/g_m/maara.htm http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/ma/maara.htm On Horoscopes, Amulets: DN2 Samaññaphala Sutta: The Fruits of the Contemplative Life [D i 47]: http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/ati_website/html/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html